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Assam Says No Compulsory Covid Tests At Airports, Railway Stations
The Assam government has said mandatory testing for COVID-19 at airports, railway stations and hospitals will stop from Tuesday, but those with symptoms may opt for tests on a voluntary basis.
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12 COVID-19 Patients Die In Assam Hospital In Last 24 Hours
Twelve COVID-19 patients have died at the state-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) during the last 24 hours amidst allegations of doctors on duty being not present at night.
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Assam Turns Football Stadium Into 300-Bed Covid Hospital In 20 Days
A football stadium-turned 300-bed COVID-19 hospital was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday at Sarusajai Stadium complex in Guwahati in preparation for a potential third wave.
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Watch: Assam Doctors, Hospital Staff Cheer Up Patients With Folk Dance
Medical professionals and health workers in Assam have taken the challenge of fighting the coronavirus head-on, and are now also helping COVID-19 patients and their family members cope with anxiety and fear in the most assured way of relieving the st
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Court Seeks Report On Assam Private Hospitals Turning Away Covid Patients
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to submit a report regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that COVID-19 patients are being denied admission to private hospitals in the state despite having medical insurance.
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Assam Police Officer Wears PPE Kit To Shift Covid-19 Patient To Hospital
A police officer donned a PPE kit and carried a COVID-19 positive patient, whose oxygen level had dropped to critical level, to an ambulance for shifting him to a hospital in Assam's Chirang district.
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Assam Chief Minister's Late-Night Hospital Visit Linked To New Covid Plan
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state will start an 'odd-hour management' process in government medical colleges and other hospitals as India fights a deadly second wave of Covid.
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4 Covid Patients Flee Assam Hospital After Testing Coronavirus Positive
Four COVID-19 patients fled from a hospital in Assam soon after testing positive for the highly infectious coronavirus.
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98 More Air Passengers Flee Assam Hospital To Escape Virus Test
A total of 98 air passengers fled a hospital to avoid mandatory COVID-19 testing after landing at Silchar airport in Assam's Cachar district, a health department official said on Saturday.
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Video: Assam Doctor Dances To 'Ghungroo' To Cheer Up Covid Patients
A doctor in Assam is winning hearts with his energetic performance to the song Ghungroo from the movie War. A video that is being widely circulated online shows Dr Arup Senapati dancing to the song while clad in a full PPE kit, apparently in a bid to cheer up COVID-19 patients at his Silchar hospital.
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Assam Relaxes Testing, Quarantine Rules For Flyers Cured Of COVID-19
The Assam government has announced major relaxations in its quarantine rule today for air travelers from outside the state. Assam's Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those who have been cured of the virus and either has a Covid negative certificate or discharge certificate from a hospital would no longer need to undergo any test or ...
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Tarun Gogoi In ICU After Oxygen Level Falls In Post-Covid Complications
Veteran Congress leader and former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital after his blood oxygen level drastically went down in post-COVID-19 complications, a senior doctor said.
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Early Plasma Therapy Helps Assam Keep COVID-19 Mortality Rate Low
COVID-19 warrior Dr Abhijit Sarma is back on duty after battling the coronavirus that he contracted while on duty on July 19. The Guwahati Medical College Hospital superintendent was given convalescent plasma soon after he was infected and he believes it worked.
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Heroic Overnight Car Relay Delivers Plasma For Assam COVID-19 Warrior
When they say not all heroes wear capes, this is what they mean. A dozen young men from the Assam drove their car at breakneck speed on Saturday - almost like a relay race - handing over an ice box with blood plasma from one group to another, covering a distance of 450 km from Guwahati to Dibrugarh in less than 8 hours to save the life of a COVID-1...
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Assam Hospital Releases COVID-19 Patient Due To Confusion Over Names
What's in a name? It turned out to be a lot in Assam's Darrang district as a COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital instead of a recovered person due to confusion over their similar-sounding names.
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Assam Says No Compulsory Covid Tests At Airports, Railway Stations
The Assam government has said mandatory testing for COVID-19 at airports, railway stations and hospitals will stop from Tuesday, but those with symptoms may opt for tests on a voluntary basis.
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12 COVID-19 Patients Die In Assam Hospital In Last 24 Hours
Twelve COVID-19 patients have died at the state-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) during the last 24 hours amidst allegations of doctors on duty being not present at night.
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Assam Turns Football Stadium Into 300-Bed Covid Hospital In 20 Days
A football stadium-turned 300-bed COVID-19 hospital was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday at Sarusajai Stadium complex in Guwahati in preparation for a potential third wave.
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Watch: Assam Doctors, Hospital Staff Cheer Up Patients With Folk Dance
Medical professionals and health workers in Assam have taken the challenge of fighting the coronavirus head-on, and are now also helping COVID-19 patients and their family members cope with anxiety and fear in the most assured way of relieving the st
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Court Seeks Report On Assam Private Hospitals Turning Away Covid Patients
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to submit a report regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that COVID-19 patients are being denied admission to private hospitals in the state despite having medical insurance.
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Assam Police Officer Wears PPE Kit To Shift Covid-19 Patient To Hospital
A police officer donned a PPE kit and carried a COVID-19 positive patient, whose oxygen level had dropped to critical level, to an ambulance for shifting him to a hospital in Assam's Chirang district.
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Assam Chief Minister's Late-Night Hospital Visit Linked To New Covid Plan
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state will start an 'odd-hour management' process in government medical colleges and other hospitals as India fights a deadly second wave of Covid.
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4 Covid Patients Flee Assam Hospital After Testing Coronavirus Positive
Four COVID-19 patients fled from a hospital in Assam soon after testing positive for the highly infectious coronavirus.
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98 More Air Passengers Flee Assam Hospital To Escape Virus Test
A total of 98 air passengers fled a hospital to avoid mandatory COVID-19 testing after landing at Silchar airport in Assam's Cachar district, a health department official said on Saturday.
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Video: Assam Doctor Dances To 'Ghungroo' To Cheer Up Covid Patients
A doctor in Assam is winning hearts with his energetic performance to the song Ghungroo from the movie War. A video that is being widely circulated online shows Dr Arup Senapati dancing to the song while clad in a full PPE kit, apparently in a bid to cheer up COVID-19 patients at his Silchar hospital.
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Assam Relaxes Testing, Quarantine Rules For Flyers Cured Of COVID-19
The Assam government has announced major relaxations in its quarantine rule today for air travelers from outside the state. Assam's Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those who have been cured of the virus and either has a Covid negative certificate or discharge certificate from a hospital would no longer need to undergo any test or ...
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Tarun Gogoi In ICU After Oxygen Level Falls In Post-Covid Complications
Veteran Congress leader and former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital after his blood oxygen level drastically went down in post-COVID-19 complications, a senior doctor said.
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Early Plasma Therapy Helps Assam Keep COVID-19 Mortality Rate Low
COVID-19 warrior Dr Abhijit Sarma is back on duty after battling the coronavirus that he contracted while on duty on July 19. The Guwahati Medical College Hospital superintendent was given convalescent plasma soon after he was infected and he believes it worked.
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Heroic Overnight Car Relay Delivers Plasma For Assam COVID-19 Warrior
When they say not all heroes wear capes, this is what they mean. A dozen young men from the Assam drove their car at breakneck speed on Saturday - almost like a relay race - handing over an ice box with blood plasma from one group to another, covering a distance of 450 km from Guwahati to Dibrugarh in less than 8 hours to save the life of a COVID-1...
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Assam Hospital Releases COVID-19 Patient Due To Confusion Over Names
What's in a name? It turned out to be a lot in Assam's Darrang district as a COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital instead of a recovered person due to confusion over their similar-sounding names.
